Gambo, N.; Musonda, I. Impact of IoT on Achieving Smart Primary Healthcare Building Facilities in Gauteng, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 11147, doi:10.3390/ijerph191811147.
Gambo, N.; Musonda, I. Impact of IoT on Achieving Smart Primary Healthcare Building Facilities in Gauteng, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 11147, doi:10.3390/ijerph191811147.
Gambo, N.; Musonda, I. Impact of IoT on Achieving Smart Primary Healthcare Building Facilities in Gauteng, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 11147, doi:10.3390/ijerph191811147.
Gambo, N.; Musonda, I. Impact of IoT on Achieving Smart Primary Healthcare Building Facilities in Gauteng, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022, 19, 11147, doi:10.3390/ijerph191811147.
Abstract
Smart primary healthcare building facility services capture a new level of process and operational data through advanced monitoring, enabling experts to use the building facilities to produce significant and efficient healthcare service delivery within the individual spheres of influence. This study assessed the impact of IoT services on achieving smart primary healthcare building facilities in the rural area of South Africa to enhance primary healthcare delivery. The study identified three (3) basic constructs of IoT services that comprised the application of IoT location recognition and tracking services, the application of the IoT high-speed communication network-based services, and the application of IoT-based services. The study is quantitative, and a questionnaire was used to collect data from the project managers and healthcare practitioners working with the primary healthcare agency in South Africa. The study found a variable degree of impact between the three (3) IoT constructs and the achievement of primary healthcare building facility services in South Africa. The study recommends adopting IoT essential services for achieving smart primary healthcare building facility services in the rural areas of South Africa and other developing countries facing similar primary healthcare delivery challenges.
Keywords
smart primary healthcare; building; Construction; South Africa
Subject
Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction
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